A thick layer of toxic foam has coated parts of a sacred river near New Delhi as the Indian capital battles an acrid and noxious smog that has settled across the city.
A thick layer of toxic foam has once again coated parts of a sacred river near New Delhi as the Indian capital battles an acrid and noxious smog that has settled across the city. The white froth, a mixture of sewage and industrial waste, has formed over sections of the Yamuna River – a tributary of the holy Ganges River – which flows about 855 miles south from the Himalayas through several states.
Only 2% of the river’s length flows through the capital, but Delhi contributes about 76% of the river’s total pollution, according to a government monitoring committee. The mixture is a regular sight on the Yamuna and despite its toxicity many villagers downstream continue to use the water to bathe and even drink, experts say. Pictures from September also showed toxic foam forming on the Yamuna. Hindu devotees are often seen performing rituals in the river, surrounded by the dense foam.
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